People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger
Niger: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 45.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Niger recorded 45.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger peaked at 45.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 73rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.8% | — |
| 2001 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 27.8% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 38.2% | 45.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 70 Guinea-Bissau 48.0% compare
- 71 Senegal 48.0% compare
- 72 Eswatini 45.5% compare
- 74 Afghanistan 45.0% compare
- 75 Rwanda 43.0% compare
- 76 Central African Republic 42.2% compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2349 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Niger was 45.1% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Niger ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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